Final Homestead practice: How Championship 4 fared

By Zack Albert | Saturday, November 17, 2018

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All the final on-track prep is complete ahead of Sunday's Ford EcoBoost 400 (3 p.m. ET, NBC/NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Here's how the four title contenders sorted out after Saturday afternoon's final practice.

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JOEY LOGANO

Team: Team Penske No. 22 Ford

Final practice rank: 1st (171.701 mph)

Final 10-lap average rank: 1st (165.018 mph)

Noteworthy: Logano put on a blistering show of speed in both practices, topping the single-lap and 10-lap charts each time. Logano indicated no wholesale changes before Sunday's finale.

Quotable: "It means we are doing our job. We have a piece that can do it tomorrow. We just have to make sure to make the right changes tonight and then go out there and execute our race."

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MARTIN TRUEX JR.

Team: Furniture Row Racing No. 78 Toyota

Final practice rank: 2nd (170.584 mph)

Final 10-lap average rank: 2nd (164.452 mph)

Noteworthy: Truex jumped from ninth place in Saturday's early practice up to second for the final session. He added that he's felt less pressure this season than last, when he claimed his first series title.

Quotable: "We made some really good gains on that short-run speed with our No. 78 Camry on that last run of practice. It seemed to maintain throughout the run. We're pretty happy with the speed, we just have to get it driving better."

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KYLE BUSCH

Team: Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 Toyota

Final practice rank: 12th (168.587 mph)

Final 10-lap average rank: 3rd (164.009 mph)

Noteworthy: Busch's No. 18 ticked the wall in Saturday's early session, then scraped the right-rear fender with five minutes left in final practice. Crew chief Adam Stevens termed it as "minor, minor damage" that was fixable.

Quotable: "We've made some small adjustments to get better for the race and we're still chasing some speed, but I know they'll make some good adjustments and be ready for tomorrow."

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KEVIN HARVICK

Team: Stewart-Haas Racing No. 4 Ford

Final practice rank: 14th (167.931 mph)

Final 10-lap average rank: 10th (163.124 mph)

Noteworthy: Harvick sat outside the top 10 for both Saturday practices in single-lap speed. After parking the No. 4 car for final practice, he indicated his team would need more than the standard pre-race debrief.

Quotable: "Honestly, it hasn't really been that good, so you just have to keep working on it and see if we can make it better for tomorrow."